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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 45-3693494

Ar Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Souderton, PA. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 7 grants and $8,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 31, 2023), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2023

    $8,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2022

    $26,250

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $9,850

  • Tax year 2021

    $43,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $9,395

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,145

  • Tax year 2019

    $23,250

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,510

  • Tax year 2018

    $43,450

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $10,025

Grants paid in 2023

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Souderton Area Community Scholarship FundSouderton, PA

    General operations

    $4,000
  2. Harleysville Area Emergency Medical Service IncHarleysville, PA

    General operations

    $1,000
  3. Keystone Opportunity CenterSouderton, PA

    General operations

    $1,000
  4. Perseverance Volunteer Fire CompanySouderton, PA

    General operations

    $1,000
  5. Harleysville JayceesHarleysville, PA

    General operations

    $500
  6. Telford Diving & Rescue UnitHarleysville, PA

    General operations

    $500
  7. VMSC - Indian ValleyTelford, PA

    General operations

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health1 grant $1,00050% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $1,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania7 grants $8,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Donald R ShepherdPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ethel M ShepherdDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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